Helm watches came up with the best way to fairly sell their watches. They cannot keep up with demand. They used to send an email announce when the pre-sale would begin. They even had a page telling their customers the best methods to use to successfully purchase a watch. I got one, once. I sat a my computer trying to add one to the cart a few minutes before the pre-sale. I finally got one. It was like the old days of calling into a radio station for tickets. The next time something went wrong with their computers and the sale never went live. A day later they sent an email blast telling everyone what happened and announcing the sale would start again, in an hour. I didn’t get the email to many hours later and missed it. I and many others were not happy. I complained and many others did too, because they found a better way.
Now, if you want a Helm watch, you go to the web site and add your name to the list. You will get a place in line and they will let you know when its your turn. There is plenty of notice, no penalty if you back out and a 48-hr window to make the purchase. This is much better and shows that Helm cares about those that support them. > On Jul 14, 2022, at 12:26 PM, Will Ashe <willa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I bought a 60 purple. These are not going as fast as I expected. > > On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 2:07:44 PM UTC-5 Bill Lindsay wrote: > six minutes in, and 55 Purple is showing sold out > > On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 12:06:27 PM UTC-7 Eric Daume wrote: > Five minutes in, all sizes and colors still available. Some are down to 2-3 > left though. > > On Thursday, July 14, 2022, Bill Lindsay <tape...@gmail.com <>> wrote: > It's live right now. It lets me add a 55 purple to my cart. I'm going to > leave it for you to buy though > > BL in EC, hitting refresh > > On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 10:37:47 AM UTC-7 James Valiensi wrote: > I went to the page and it said sold out. How do you read that? > > The pre-sale lottery sucks. Many other industries use it, to build excitement > and make people want stuff. I don’t like it. > > I want no part of this. > > >> On Jul 14, 2022, at 10:31 AM, Joe Bernard <joer...@gmail.com <>> wrote: >> > >> James, how did you determine they were already sold out when the page you >> landed on announces when the presale begins? The title of this thread has >> presale in it so you knew the frame wasn't available yet. >> >> Joe Bernard >> >> On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 6:51:01 AM UTC-7 James Valiensi wrote: >> I remember when Rivendell used to be cool… >> Now they seem greedy and sanctimonious. >> I had some interest in getting a purple Rosco Platypus for my wife. I was on >> a job site all day yesterday and could get to the internet until this >> morning, and the bike is sold out. >> Its false scarcity to make people rush to buy. Why they cannot order enough >> bikes? The factory can make more, they can have another shipment. No >> financial excuses, people are pre-paying. >> I’ve was a customer since 1994 and always helped when Grant asked for money >> or sells. And he did. I have a Custom Rivendell and a Joe A. I’ve bought >> several other models. I’ve drive from LA to his shop to buy and visit many >> times. >> But now I’m pissed and done with them. >> > >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com <>. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd2ddef6-0058-4a30-88dc-5191abc1ee50n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fd2ddef6-0058-4a30-88dc-5191abc1ee50n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bun...@ <>googlegroups.com <http://googlegroups.com/>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f7c27da0-286e-4f52-aa1b-755e377d66dfn%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/f7c27da0-286e-4f52-aa1b-755e377d66dfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc2ed9c2-2d68-45e1-9118-0ca4dc1f53c5n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/fc2ed9c2-2d68-45e1-9118-0ca4dc1f53c5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/3A33DD4D-8684-4EBB-9DB3-68B705C28646%40gmail.com.
